Since Addis Ababa began construction on the GERD in 2011, the dam has been at the center of a regional conflict between Egypt, Sudan, and Ethiopia. “The dam’s initial electricity generation will be tomorrow,” an Ethiopian official told AFP on […]
Ethiopia is preparing for the third filling of the reservoir created by the Grand Ethiopia Renaissance Dam (GERD). The dam, which is being built on an important tributary of the Blue Nile, could affect water supply to Egypt, which depends […]
Ethiopia claims that the controversial Blue Nile mega-dam it is building will generate electricity within a month. The announcement by the country’s water ministry comes as the two downstream countries, Egypt and Sudan, continue to express concern that the dam […]
The Ethiopian government says it has met its second-year target for filling a dam on the River Nile and says it plans to start electricity production within months. The controversial multi-billion dollar dam has stoked tension with both Egypt and […]
Ethiopia is pinning its hopes of economic development and power generation on the GERD, but Egypt fears it will threaten its water supply from the Nile. Sudan is concerned about the dam’s safety and its own water flow. During his […]
Egypt’s President Abdel Fattah al Sisi said Thursday that Egypt’s national security is a ‘red line’ that can never be crossed ‘whether anyone likes it or not.’ “We have varied options to protect our national security that we decide according […]
Rapid filling of a giant dam at the headwaters of the Nile River—the world’s biggest waterway that supports millions of people—could reduce water supplies to downstream Egypt by more than one-third, new USC research shows. A water deficit of that […]
Ethiopia has called on the UN Security Council (UNSC) to respect the AU-led tripartite negotiations on the Grand Ethiopian Renaissance Dam (Gerd), saying the issue “does not fall” under its mandate, according to a statement from Ministry of Foreign Affairs issued on […]
Egypt has condemned Ethiopia’s plan to restart filling the reservoir behind its massive Blue Nile hydroelectric project for a second year. Mohamed Abdel Aty, Egypt’s irrigation minister, said that he had received formal notification from Ethiopia of the filling and […]
Egypt is trying to strengthen its diplomatic and military clout in Africa amid an escalating dispute with Ethiopia over the building of a huge dam on a tributary of the River Nile, writes Egypt analyst Magdi Abdelhadi. The Egyptian Geographic […]
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